JP6147526B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotary accessory device installed in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  Among the gaming machines represented by pachinko machines, a variable display device, a start winning opening, an attacker device, etc. are provided in the gaming area of the game board, and the game balls launched toward the gaming area have won the starting winning opening. In response to this, there are many models in which electronic lottery is performed, and the variable display device performs variable display and stoppage of symbols based on the lottery result. The lottery result of the electronic lottery has a win and a loss. When the lottery result is a win, a specific symbol is displayed on the display screen of the variable display device, and the normal mode is switched to the special game mode. In this special game mode, the opening / closing door of the attacker device opens to expose the grand prize opening, so that it becomes easy for a game ball to enter the exposed big prize opening and the player can acquire many prize balls. .

  In this type of pachinko machine, a movable body whose movable mode can be changed is arranged at an arbitrary position around the variable display device, and the display content of the variable display device based on the lottery result of the electronic lottery and the movable mode of the movable body By combining the above, an accessory device that performs a highly interesting performance has been widely adopted. The movable body is configured to perform various movements using a motor or the like as a drive source. As an example, the rotary display body is rotated and stopped by rotating and stopping a drum-shaped rotation display body (movable body) using the motor as a drive source. 2. Description of the Related Art A rotary accessory device is known in which a plurality of types of symbol display surfaces formed in the above are exposed on the front surface of a game board.

  In such a rotary accessory device, if the symbol display surface exposed on the front surface of the game board is illuminated, not only a movable effect of rotating / stopping the rotating display body but also a light emitting effect is added. There is known one provided with illumination means for illuminating the symbol display surface from the back side (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the rotary accessory device of Patent Document 1, a plurality of openings are formed on the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical design drum, and a resin film having a plurality of types of design display surfaces covers each opening. It is attached to the outer peripheral surface. In addition, a plurality of spoke pieces extending from the outer peripheral surface toward the center are formed on the pattern drum, and a rotation shaft of the motor is attached to a central position where the spoke pieces are gathered. This motor is mounted on a wiring board, and the wiring board is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the axis of the design drum. In addition, a plurality of LEDs (light emitters) and reflectors are mounted on the wiring board, and each LED is arranged in an arc shape so as to maintain a predetermined distance from the inner peripheral surface of the resin film. The reflector is provided with a reflecting surface having a shape approximating the circumference of the design drum, and light emitted from each LED is reflected by the reflecting surface and applied to the back surface of the resin film.

JP 2004-33306 A

  In the rotary accessory device of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to provide a reflector having a plurality of main reflection surfaces and auxiliary reflection surfaces in order to brightly illuminate the symbol display surface with uniform brightness, which makes the structure complicated and increases the cost. Invite. In addition, since a plurality of LEDs (light emitters) are mounted on a wiring board arranged orthogonal to the axis of the design drum, when the width dimension (length in the axial direction) of the design drum is increased, the wiring board It becomes difficult for the light from the LED to reach the symbol display surface at a distant location, and uneven brightness in the width direction is likely to occur on the symbol display surface.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a gaming machine equipped with a rotary accessory device capable of emitting surface light with uniform brightness on a display surface of a rotary display without using a reflector. For the purpose of provision.

To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine rotating type won game device is provided, the rotary won game apparatus, the rotation base shaft and rotating the display member and the wiring board and a plurality of A light emitter and an optical sensor are provided. The rotation base shaft is fixedly supported by the gaming machine and extends along a predetermined direction crossing the front-rear direction. The rotation display body has a transmissive display surface portion that divides a space through which the rotation base shaft is inserted, and is rotatably supported by the gaming machine around the rotation base shaft. The wiring board is disposed behind the rotation base in the rotary display body and is fixed to the rotation base. A plurality of light emitters are mounted on so that the wiring board is placed behind the axial center of the rotary base shaft, for irradiating light toward the inner surface of the front transparent display surface. The optical sensor is provided on a side portion of the wiring board with respect to the light emitters arranged along the predetermined direction.

  In the above configuration, when a plurality of light emitters emit light and irradiate light toward the inner surface of the front transparent display surface portion, the front outer surface (display surface) of the cylindrical transparent display surface portion is illuminated from the inside. Surface emission occurs. Here, since the plurality of light emitters are arranged behind the axis of the rotation base axis, the plurality of light emitters are arranged in front of the light emitter compared to the case where the plurality of light emitters are arranged ahead of the axis of the rotation base axis. The distance to the inner surface of the transmissive display surface can be set longer. For example, when the light emitter is disposed behind the rotation base axis, the distance from the light emitter to the inner surface of the front transmissive display surface portion can be set to be longer by at least the axial diameter of the rotation base axis. Therefore, even when a rotating display body with a small diameter has to be used for the reason that there is little room on the space in the front-rear direction at the place where the rotary type accessory device is disposed, the transparent display surface portion on the front side from the light emitting body is used. The distance to the inner surface can be set long, and the display surface can be surface-emitted with uniform luminance without providing a separate reflector.

A second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine rotating type won game device is provided, the rotary won game apparatus, the a rotating base shaft and the rotating display element and the wiring board and a plurality of light emitters and an optical sensor Prepare. The rotation base shaft is fixedly supported by the gaming machine and extends along a predetermined direction crossing the front-rear direction. The rotation display body has a transmissive display surface portion that divides a space through which the rotation base shaft is inserted, and is rotatably supported by the gaming machine around the rotation base shaft. The wiring board is disposed behind the rotation base in the rotary display body and is fixed to the rotation base. The plurality of light emitters are disposed behind the axis of the rotation base shaft and mounted on the front side of the wiring board, and irradiate light toward the inner surface of the front transmissive display surface portion. The optical sensor is mounted on the rear side of the wiring substrate, for detecting the rotational position of the rotating display element optically.

In the above configuration, among the front side and rear side of the wiring board, since the light emitter is mounted an optical sensor on the rear side not arranged, preventing the occurrence of erroneous detection of the optical sensor caused by the light emission of the light emitting element Can do.

A third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the wiring board has an extended end portion that extends to the outside of the rotary display body and is exposed from the rotary accessory device. A connector to which the power supply line and the signal line are connected is mounted on one surface of the extension end.

  In the above configuration, since the power supply line and the signal line need only be connected to the connector at the extended end that extends to the outside of the rotary display body and is exposed from the rotary type accessory device, it is necessary to perform wiring inside the rotary display body. Therefore, the wiring workability can be improved and the structure can be simplified.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the transmissive display surface portion has a plurality of curved display surfaces. The plurality of display surfaces are partitioned by a plurality of ridge lines that are substantially equidistant from the axis of the rotation base axis and substantially parallel to the axis, and have a radius of curvature that is longer than the distance from the axis to the ridge line.

  In the above configuration, the plurality of display surfaces have a radius of curvature longer than the distance from the axial center to the ridge line portion, and are curved surfaces that are closer to a plane than the circumferential surface passing through the ridge line portion. Therefore, even when a small-diameter rotating display has to be used, it is possible to present to the player a display surface in a form that is easily visible.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the front surface of the wiring board is overlapped with the rotation base when viewed from the front, and both sides sandwiching the overlapping area The plurality of light emitters are arranged in both non-overlapping regions on both sides.

  In the above configuration, since the plurality of light emitters are arranged in the non-overlapping region, the light emitter is not hidden behind the rotation base axis, and the display surface can be efficiently illuminated from the inside. In addition, since the plurality of light emitters are arranged in both non-overlapping regions on both sides, the display surface can be surface-emitted with more uniform luminance.

  According to the present invention, the display surface of the rotary display can be surface-emitted with uniform brightness without using a reflector.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the front door of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game board with which a pachinko machine is equipped. It is a disassembled perspective view of an accessory apparatus unit. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of an accessory apparatus unit. It is a perspective view of the accessory apparatus unit which removed the driven side cover. It is a perspective view of the accessory apparatus unit which further removed the base cover from the state of FIG. It is a front view of the accessory apparatus unit which removed one of the division drums. It is a perspective view of the accessory apparatus unit which removed one of the division drums. It is a perspective view of the accessory apparatus unit which removed the drive side cover. It is a perspective view of the rotation display body which removed one of the division drums. It is the side view which looked at the rotation display body from the drive side.

  Embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front means the direction from the gaming machine to the player who plays the game facing the gaming machine, and the left and right means the left and right in a state where the gaming machine is viewed from the player. means. In the figure, FR indicates the front and UP indicates the upper side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vertically-rectangular machine frame 1 installed in an island facility of a game arcade, and a door-like shape on the machine frame 1. A device main body 2 attached to the front of the device main body 2 and a front door 3 attached to the front of the device main body 2 in a door-like manner so as to be opened and closed are provided. The front door 3 has a transparent plate 4 made of glass or plastic. Is attached.

A large speaker 5 is disposed in the lower left corner of the machine casing 1, and the speaker 5 is located in a notch of the front door 3 and exposed forward. A game board 6 to be described later is housed inside the upper part of the device main body 2, and the board surface (front surface) of the game board 6 is visible from the outside through the transparent plate 4. Further, a locking device 7 having a cylinder lock 7 a is installed on the right side frame portion of the device main body 2, which is not shown, but this locking device 7 includes a rear locking rod disposed on the back surface of the device main body 2. A front locking rod disposed on the front surface of the device main body 2 is provided. In the normal state, the device main body 2 is locked to the machine frame 1 by the rear locking rod of the locking device 7, and the front door 3 is locked to the device main body 2 by the front locking rod. Then, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 7a and this key is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the rear locking rod is moved downward to unlock the device body 2. Yes. Further, when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 7a is rotated in the other direction (counterclockwise), the front locking bar moves upward and the front door 3 is unlocked.

The front door 3 is provided with a large opening 3 a facing the board surface of the game board 6, and the opening 3 a is closed by the transparent plate 4. A relatively small speaker 8 is disposed on the front upper part of the front door 3 on each of the left and right sides. The speaker 8 and the large speaker 5 described above generate various sound effects relating to the game. Yes. Furthermore, at the lower front part of the front door 3, an upper tray 9 for receiving game balls paid out from a prize ball payout device (described later) disposed on the back surface of the game board 6 and an upper tray 9 are discharged. A lower tray 10 that accommodates the game balls, a push button 11 that can be pressed by the player, and the like are provided. An operation handle 12 is disposed on the right side of the upper tray 9.

An upper bearing body 13 and a lower bearing body 14 are fixed to the left frame portion of the machine frame 1, and first pins (on both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the main body frame 2 are attached to these bearing bodies 13, 14. A first hinge mechanism that supports the main body frame 2 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the machine frame 1 is configured. On the other hand, second pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the front door 3, and these two second pins are attached to the upper and lower support plates 2 a that project from the left frame portion of the main body frame 2. A second hinge mechanism that supports the front door 3 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 2 by supporting the shaft is configured. Further, the upper inner side of the main body frame 2 is a storage space for the game board 6, and a lower portion of the storage space is an installation portion 2 b that is covered by the front door 3. A launching device 15 that launches a game ball toward the game area 9 is disposed in the lower center of the installation portion 2b, and the launching strength of the launching device 15 depends on the amount of rotation of the operation handle 12 described above. It has come to be adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the game board 6, a main control processing unit 16 that performs main processing relating to the game, and the speakers 5 and 8 described above in response to instructions from the main control processing unit 16, which will be described later. In response to a command from the sub-control processing unit 17 that controls various devices such as the variable display device and the accessory unit, the prize ball payout device 18 and the main control processing unit 16, the prize ball payout device 18 is controlled. A payout control processing unit 19, a firing control processing unit 20 that controls the operation of the launching device 15 according to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 12, and various information such as the number of award balls and the number of jackpots are displayed in the hall computer of the game hall The external terminal board 21 and the like are provided. The main control processing unit 16 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing a predetermined control program, and a RAM (Temporary storage of generated processing information and a RAM for deleting stored information ( And a control board (main board) on which a random access memory (Random Access Memory) and the like are mounted. When the CPU reads and executes various programs and data stored in the ROM, main processing relating to the game is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface of the game board 6 is a game area 23 that is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 22 or the like, and when the player rotates the operation handle 12 to an arbitrary angle, The device 15 continuously launches the game balls held in the upper tray 9 toward the game area 23. A center accessory 24 is arranged near the upper center of the game area 23, and the center accessory 24 is provided with a decorative frame 25 having a rectangular opening 25 a at the center and a lower wall portion of the decorative frame 25. An accessory device unit (rotary accessory device) 26, which will be described later, and a variable display device 27 disposed on the back side of the decorative frame 25 are provided. The variable display device 27 includes a liquid crystal panel (LCD), and the display screen 27 a is exposed from the opening 25 a of the decorative frame 25.

  The decorative frame 25 is provided with a stage 28 that extends in the left-right direction at the front position of the accessory unit 26, and a guide groove 28a that is inclined forward is formed at the center of the stage 28. A hollow warp passage 29 is formed on the left side wall of the decorative frame 25, and both ends of the warp passage 29 open toward the game area 23 and the stage 28, respectively. Therefore, when a game ball flowing down the game area 23 on the left side of the center accessory 24 enters the warp passage 29, the game ball passes through the warp passage 29 and is discharged to the stage 28. It rolls and is guided to the guide groove 28a.

  A first start winning opening 30 having a simple structure with an open upper surface is disposed immediately below the guide groove 28a of the stage 28, and there is a high probability that a game ball rolling on the stage 28 and falling from the guide groove 28a is high. The first start winning opening 30 is won. A second start winning port 31 is disposed diagonally below the left and right sides of the first start winning port 30, and these second start winning ports 31 are a start winning port of an electric tulip structure having a pair of movable pieces. It has become. Then, when a game ball wins one of these first and second start winning ports 30, 31, an electronic lottery related to a special symbol is performed as an opportunity, and based on the lottery result, the variable display device 27 On the display screen 27a, a change display and a stop display of the effect symbols are performed. In addition, a through chucker 32 is disposed in the lower right corner of the decorative frame 25. When a game ball passes through the through chucker 32, an electronic lottery related to a normal symbol is performed as a trigger, and the lottery result is won. In this case, both movable pieces of the second start winning opening 31 are temporarily opened to allow game balls to be awarded.

  Further, an attacker device 33 is disposed at an obliquely lower right position of the stage 28, and the attacker device 33 has a horizontally long opening / closing door capable of opening and closing an internal big prize opening. As a result of the electronic lottery relating to the special symbol that is triggered when a game ball wins at one of the first and second start winning holes 30, 31, the attacker device 33 becomes a big hit gaming state (special This device is activated when the game mode is entered. Specifically, when the lottery result of the special symbol is a win, the open / close door of the attacker device 33 is repeatedly opened several times to expose the big winning opening and allow the game ball to be won. Yes. The open / close door is kept open until 30 seconds elapses for one opening operation (1 round) or until 10 gaming balls enter the big winning opening, and after such opening operation is repeated 15 times, for example, the big hit The game ends.

  In addition, the game area 23 is provided with a plurality of general winning holes 34 for only paying out game balls, a windmill 35 that carries the flow path of game balls, a plurality of game nails 36, and the like. The game balls that have not won the winning awards 30, 31 and the general winning opening 34 are discharged from the out port 37 provided at the lowest end of the gaming area 23 to the back side of the game board 6. .

  The accessory device unit 26 is a device that can indicate to the player the result of the electronic lottery related to the special symbol described above by the movable mode of the movable body. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 12, the accessory device unit 26 includes a case body 38 fixed to the pachinko machine main body side (game board 6), a rotating base shaft 40 fixedly supported by the case body 38, The rotary display 39 is rotatably supported on the pachinko machine main body side (case main body 38) around the rotation base shaft 40, the wiring board 41 fixed to the rotation base shaft 39, and the front surface 41a of the wiring board 41. A plurality (eight in this embodiment) of LEDs (light emitters) 42, a photosensor (optical sensor) 46 for optically detecting the rotational position (initial position) of the rotary display 39, and the rotary display 39 The motor 44 that is a driving source and a gear mechanism 45 that transmits the driving rotation of the motor 44 to the rotation display body 39 are mainly configured. Since the lower wall portion of the decorative frame 25 in which the accessory device unit 26 is disposed is a portion having little space in the front-rear direction, the size of the rotary display 39 in the radial direction is naturally limited. In the present embodiment, since the drive of the motor 44 is input to the left side of the rotation display 39 through the gear mechanism 45, the left side is assumed to be the driving side and the right side is assumed to be the driven side.

  In order to prevent relative rotation between the case body 38 and the wiring board 41, the rotation base shaft 40 has a rod shape with a non-circular cross section, and is formed in a hexagonal column shape in this embodiment.

  The case body 38 includes a base cover 47, a drive side cover 48, a rotation support plate 49, and a driven side outer cover 50.

  The base cover 47 includes a semi-cylindrical main cover portion 51 that opens forward, a gear cover portion 52 that integrally extends downward from the driving side end portion of the main cover portion 52, and a driven side end surface of the main cover portion 52. The main cover portion 51 is fixed to the gaming machine side, and has a driven inner cover portion 53 that is closed. The opening range in front of the main cover portion 51 is set to a size that exposes one of the divided drums 70 described later.

  The driving side cover 48 is fastened and fixed to the driving side end surface of the base cover 47 by a plurality of (three in this embodiment) screws 54 and covers the driving side end surface of the accessory device unit 26. The upper part 48 a of the drive side cover 48 fixed to the main cover 47 closes the drive side end face of the main cover part 52, and the lower part 48 b defines a gear housing space 55 (see FIG. 12) between the gear cover part 52 and the lower part 48 b. To do.

  The rotation support plate 49 has a disk shape having a substantially circular outer periphery, is disposed to face the inner surface (right side surface) of the driven side inner cover portion 52, and is driven by a plurality (two in this embodiment) of screws 56. The inner cover portion 52 is fastened and fixed. The driven side outer cover 50 is disposed opposite to the outer surface (left side surface) of the driven side inner cover portion 52, and is fastened and fixed to the driven side inner cover portion 52 by a plurality of (two in this embodiment) screws 57. The driven side end surface of the device unit 26 is covered.

  The drive side cover 48, the rotation support plate 49, and the driven side inner cover portion 52 are respectively formed with hexagonal shaft engagement holes 58, 59, 60 through which the rotation base shaft 40 is inserted and engaged in the rotation direction. Yes. The shaft engagement hole 57 of the drive side cover 48 is fixed to the drive side of the rotation base shaft 40, and the shaft engagement holes 58 and 59 of the rotation support plate 49 and the driven side inner cover portion 52 are fixed to the drive side of the rotation base shaft 40. (With rotation blocked). The rotation base shaft 40 whose driving side and driven side are respectively supported by the case body 38 extends along a predetermined direction (in the present embodiment, an oblique lateral direction) crossing the front-rear direction. The axial movement of the rotation base shaft 40 is blocked by the drive side cover 48 and the driven side outer cover 50, and the rotation base shaft 40 is held in a predetermined position in a non-rotatable state by the case body 38.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 13, and 14, the rotary display 39 includes three divided drums 70 that are divided into approximately three equal parts along the circumferential direction, a driving side connecting plate 71, and a driven side connecting ring. 72. Each of the divided drums 70 is a curved plate-like display surface portion (transmissible display surface portion) 73 having a light transmission property, and a plate-like drive side connecting portion 74 that bends radially inward from the drive side end portion of the display surface portion 73. And a plate-like driven-side connecting portion 75 that bends radially inward from the driven-side end portion of the display surface portion 73. The driving side connecting portion 74 is fastened and fixed to the inner side surface (right side surface) of the driving side connecting plate 71 by a plurality of (three in this embodiment) screws 76. The driven side connecting portion 75 is formed with two positioning holes 77 and one lock hole 78, and the driven side connecting ring 72 corresponds to the two positioning projections 79 corresponding to the positioning hole 77 and the lock hole 78. One locking projection 80 is provided to project. By inserting the locking projections 80 into the corresponding locking holes 78 while inserting the positioning projections 79 into the corresponding positioning holes 77 and engaging the locking projections 80 with the locking holes 78, The connecting ring 72 is fixed to the inner side surface (left side surface). By fixing the driving side connecting portion 74 and the driven side connecting portion 75 of each divided drum 70 to the driving side connecting plate 71 and the driven side connecting ring 72, the three display surface portions 73 form a cylindrical shape as a whole, The outer surface of the display surface portion 73 is a 1/3 substantially cylindrical symbol display surface 70a.

  The split drum 70 is made of a resin molded product formed by in-mold molding. The driving side connecting portion 74 and the driven side connecting portion 75 are each formed of only a resin material, but the symbol display surface 70a is provided with a different symbol for each of the divided drums 70. It is obtained using a molding method called single-in-mold. In such an in-mold molding method, a base film on which a desired pattern is printed (or vapor-deposited) is sandwiched in a mold of an injection molding machine, and the pattern on the base film is transferred to a molded product by the heat and pressure of injection molding. This is a molding method, and a pattern peeled off from the base film can be formed on the outer surface of the molded product as a transfer foil. Further, a lens cut-shaped uneven portion 81 is formed on the inner surface of the molded product (the inner surface of the display surface portion 73), and the light from the LED 42 is refracted by the uneven portion 81. The concavo-convex portion 81 is formed by transferring the concavo-convex shape provided on the inner surface of the cavity of the mold to a molded product, and the outer surface pattern (transfer foil) and the inner surface lens cut processing (the concavo-convex portion 81) by in-mold molding. Can be formed simultaneously.

  In addition, on the outer surface of the symbol display surface 70a, the transfer foil formed with the light-shielding ink or the metal vapor deposition film becomes a light-shielding region, and the portion where the transfer foil does not exist becomes a light transmission region, and is formed with the light transmission ink. The transfer foil also serves as a light transmission region, and an uneven portion 81 is formed on the inner surface of the molded product corresponding to the light transmission region. Further, in the light transmission region where the outer surface of the molded product is exposed without the transfer foil, the uneven portion 81 can be formed not only on the inner surface of the molded product but also on the outer surface. It is also possible to make the lens cut shape of the portion 81 different between the front and back surfaces of the molded product.

  The three divided drums 70 formed in this way are fixed by fixing the driving side connecting portion 74 and the driven side connecting portion 75 of each divided drum 70 to the driving side connecting plate 71 and the driven side connecting ring 72, respectively. Two symbol display surfaces 70a are assembled as a cylindrical rotary display body 39 which is continuous without a gap in the circumferential direction. A shaft insertion hole 90 is defined by three drive side coupling portions 74 at the drive side end of the rotation display body 39, and a shaft insertion hole 91 is formed in the drive side coupling plate 71. The inside and the outside of the rotary display 39 communicate with each other through 90 and 91 (see FIG. 13). A circular opening hole 92 larger than the drive-side shaft insertion holes 90 and 91 is defined at the driven side end of the rotation display body 39 by three driven side connection parts 75, and the opening hole 92 and the driven side connection are formed. The inside and the outside of the rotary display 39 communicate with each other through the inner diameter portion of the ring 72 (see FIG. 13).

  On the outer side surface (left side surface) of the driving side connecting plate 71, a cylindrical rotating body gear 82 having a gear formed on the outer periphery is integrally projected, and on the inner side surface (right side surface) of the driving side cover 48. A cylindrical rotation support ring 83 is integrally projected. The inner peripheral surface of the rotator gear 82 is slidably engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the rotation support ring portion 83. By this engagement, the drive side of the rotation display body 39 is supported by the case body 39 so as to be rotatable about the rotation base shaft 40. On the other hand, the inner peripheral surface of the driven side connecting ring 71 is slidably engaged with the inner peripheral surface of the rotation support plate 49. By this engagement, the driven side of the rotation display body 39 is also supported by the case body 39 so as to be rotatable about the rotation base shaft 40.

  The rotation base shaft 40 is inserted through the inside of the cylindrical display surface portion 73 in a state where the driving side and the driven side of the rotation display body 39 are rotatably supported by the case body 30. The drive side of the rotation base shaft 40 is inserted through the shaft insertion holes 90 and 91 of the drive side connection portion 74 and the drive side connection plate 71 in a non-interference state and protrudes outside the rotation display body 39. The driven side of the rotating base shaft 40 is inserted through the opening 92 of the driven side connecting portion 75 and the inner diameter portion of the driven side connecting ring 72 in a non-interfering state and protrudes to the outside of the rotary display 39.

  A boundary portion between adjacent display surface portions 73 forms a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) linear ridge portions 84 that are substantially equidistant from the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40 and substantially parallel to the axis S. To do. Each of the symbol display surfaces 70a defined by the ridge line portion 84 has a radius of curvature longer than the distance from the axis S to the ridge line portion 84 (the curvature is larger than a circle passing through the three ridge line portions 84 with the axis S as the center). (Small) curved surface. That is, the display surface portion 73 of the rotation display body 39 according to the present embodiment has an intermediate shape between the cylinder and the triangular cylinder (an intermediate shape when the cylinder is gradually deformed into the triangular cylinder).

The motor 44 is fastened and fixed to the outer side surface (left side surface) of the gear cover portion 52 of the base cover 47 by a plurality of (two in this embodiment) screws 89 . The drive shaft 44a of the motor 44 extends through the drive shaft insertion hole (not shown) of the gear cover portion 52 into the gear housing space 55 (see FIG. 12). The gear mechanism 45 is rotatably supported by a motor gear 86 fixed to the drive shaft 44a of the motor 44 and a gear support shaft portion 87 (see FIG. 5) protruding from the inner side surface (right side surface) of the drive side cover 48. The intermediate gear 88 and the rotary gear 82 of the rotary display 39 are configured. The intermediate gear 88 meshes with the motor gear 86 and the rotating body gear 82, and the rotation drive of the motor 44 is transmitted to the motor gear 86 and the intermediate gear 88 to the rotating body gear 82, so that the rotation display body 39 can be rotated and stopped by the motor 44. It becomes.

  A wiring board mounting member 61 is fixed to the rotation base shaft 40 inside the rotation display body 39. The wiring board mounting member 61 integrally has fixed plate portions 62 at both left and right ends. The fixed plate portion 62 has hexagonal shaft engagement holes 63 through which the rotation base shaft 40 is inserted and engaged in the rotation direction. Is formed. An engagement protrusion 65 that is inserted into and engaged with an engagement hole 64 formed in the rotation support plate 49 protrudes from the stationary plate portion 62 on the driven side (right side). When the shaft engagement hole 63 engages with the rotation base shaft 40 and the engagement protrusion 65 engages with the engagement hole 64, the rotation of the wiring board mounting member 61 with respect to the rotation base shaft 40 is prevented. The movement of the wiring board mounting member 61 in the axial direction is prevented by the rotation support plate 49 and the washer ring 66 fitted to a predetermined position of the rotation base shaft 40, and the wiring board mounting part 61 is predetermined in a non-rotatable state. Held in position (see FIG. 7).

  The wiring board 41 is mounted on the wiring board mounting member by a plurality of (two in this embodiment) screws 67 in a posture in which the wiring board 41 stands behind the rotation base shaft 40 and is substantially parallel to the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40 and in a substantially vertical direction. Fastened to 61.

  The eight LEDs 42 are arranged behind the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40 and mounted on the front surface 41a of the wiring board 41, and irradiate light toward the inner surface of the front display surface portion 73 (see FIG. 7). . The front surface 41a of the wiring board 41 is located on the overlapping area 68 that overlaps the rotation base shaft 40 and the wiring board mounting member 61 when viewed from the front, and the upper and lower sides sandwiching the overlapping area 68, and the rotation base shaft 40 and the wiring board mounting are viewed from the front. There are non-overlapping areas 69 that do not overlap the member 61 (see FIG. 11), and each of the eight LEDs 42 is arranged at approximately equal intervals along the axial direction (left-right direction), four in each of the upper and lower non-overlapping areas 69. They are alternately arranged in a zigzag (zigzag) shape (see FIG. 10).

  An extension 93 extending from the mounting area of the LED 42 to the driven side is integrally formed on the wiring board 41 (see FIG. 5). The extension portion 93 is formed in the opening hole 92 at the driven side end portion of the rotation display body 39, the inner diameter portion of the driven side connection ring 72, the opening window 95 formed in the rotation support plate 49, and the driven side inner cover portion 53. The open window 96 is inserted. An extension end portion 94 that is a tip portion of the extension portion 93 extends to the outside of the rotation display body 39 and the case body 38 and is exposed from the accessory device unit 26.

  The photo sensor 46 is disposed inside the driven side connection ring 72 of the rotation display 39 and is mounted on the rear surface 41 b of the extension portion 93 of the wiring board 41. A detected portion 85 to be detected by the photosensor 46 protrudes from the driven side coupling ring 72, and the optical path of the photosensor 46 is arranged on a part of the rotation locus of the detected portion 85. When the detected portion 85 reaches the optical path of the photosensor 46 with the rotation of the rotary display 39 (reaches between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the photosensor 46), the optical path of the light detecting sensor 46 is detected. The light receiving element detects the light block by being blocked by the unit 85, and the initial position of the rotary display 39 is detected based on the detection signal.

  A board connector (connector) 100 is mounted on the rear surface 41 b of the extended end portion 94 of the wiring board 41, and a terminal connector 103 fixed to the tip of the power supply line 101 and the tip of the signal line 102 is mounted on the board connector. It is detachably connected (see FIG. 7). Power is supplied to the wiring board 41 (such as the LED 42 and the photo sensor 46) via the power supply line 101, and the detection signal of the photo sensor 46 and the emission control signal of the LED 42 are received via the signal line 102. Is called. The driven outer cover 50 is formed with a connector cover portion 97 that covers the front and top and bottom of the board connector 100 (extension end portion 94). In the light emission control of this embodiment, when an arbitrary divided drum 70 stops in front of the wiring board 41, the light from each LED 42 is irradiated toward the back side of the symbol display surface 56a of the divided drum 70. It has become.

  In the state where the accessory device unit 26 is fixed to a predetermined position of the decorative frame 25, the connector cover portion 97 of the accessory device unit 26 (the board connector 100 of the extended end portion 94 of the wiring board 41) is the decorative frame 25. Is covered with a design 25b that constitutes a part (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Thereby, the appearance from a player improves.

  In the gaming machine (pachinko machine) configured as described above, the accessory device unit 26 is normally maintained in a non-operating state, the rotation display 39 is stopped at a predetermined or arbitrary initial position, and the LED 42 is turned off. It is in a state.

  When the motor 44 is driven in this state, the rotation of the motor 44 is transmitted to the rotation display body 39 via the gear mechanism 45, and the rotation display body 39 rotates about the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40. In this case, by controlling the rotation of the motor 44, another divided drum 70 is exposed from the base cover 47 instead of the arbitrary divided drum 70 that has been exposed from the front opening of the base cover 47 until then, and the rotation is rotated. It is possible to perform a movable effect such as minutely rotating the display body 39 in both forward and reverse directions and shaking the divided drum 70 exposed from the base cover 47 in small increments. Since the initial position of the rotary display 39 is detected by the photosensor 46, the rotation amount of the motor 44 can be accurately controlled based on the detection signal of the photosensor 46.

  In addition, when each LED 42 mounted on the wiring board 41 is turned on while the rotation display body 39 is rotating or stopped, the light of the LED 42 is on the rear surface with respect to the symbol display surface 70 a of the divided drum 70 positioned in front of the wiring board 41. Irradiated from the side (inner side), this light passes through the light transmission region of the symbol display surface 70a and is emitted forward. At this time, since the wiring board 41 is arranged behind the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40, the LEDs 42 on the wiring board 41 are arranged at positions away from the symbol display surface 70a of each divided drum 70. Therefore, the symbol display surface 70a can be illuminated with uniform brightness without providing a separate reflector.

  Further, a lens cut-shaped uneven portion 81 is formed at an arbitrary position on the inner surface of the symbol display surface 70a in the divided drum 70, and the light of the LED 42 toward the inner surface of the symbol display surface 70a is refracted by the uneven portion 81. Since it radiates | emits ahead, the arbitrary places of the symbol display surface 70a can be illuminated with the light with a glare feeling.

  As described above, in the accessory device unit 26 according to the present embodiment example, when the plurality of LEDs 42 emit light and irradiate light toward the inner surface of the front display surface portion 73, the front side of the cylindrical display surface portion 73. The symbol display surface 70a of the divided drum 70 located at is illuminated from the inside and surface-emitted. Here, since the plurality of LEDs 42 are disposed rearward of the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40, compared to the case where the plurality of LEDs 42 are disposed forward of the axis S, the symbol display surface ahead of the LEDs 42 is displayed. The distance up to 70a can be set long. For example, when the LED 42 is arranged behind the rotation base 40, the distance from the LED 42 to the front symbol display surface 70 a can be set longer than at least the shaft diameter of the rotation base 40. Therefore, even if the small-diameter rotary display 39 has to be used for the reason that there is little room in the space in the front-rear direction at the place where the accessory device unit 26 is arranged, from the LED 42 to the front symbol display surface 70a. Can be set long, and the symbol display surface 70a can be surface-emitted with uniform luminance without providing a separate reflector.

  In addition, since the photosensor 46 is mounted on the rear surface 41b where the LEDs 42 are not arranged, among the front surface 41a and the rear surface 41b of the wiring board 41, the occurrence of erroneous detection of the photosensor 46 due to the light emission of the LED 42 is prevented. Can do.

  Further, the power supply line 101 and the signal line 102 may be connected to the board connector 100 of the extended end portion 94 of the wiring board 41 that extends to the outside of the rotary display body 39 and is exposed from the accessory device unit 26. It is not necessary to perform wiring inside the body 39, and wiring workability can be improved and the structure can be simplified.

  The plurality of symbol display surfaces 70 a have a radius of curvature longer than the distance from the axis S of the rotation base shaft 40 to the ridge line portion 84, and are curved surfaces that are closer to a plane than the circumferential surface passing through the ridge line portion 84. It becomes. Therefore, even if it is a case where the small diameter rotation display body 39 must be used, the symbol display surface 70a of the form which is easy to visually recognize can be shown to a player.

  Furthermore, since the plurality of LEDs 42 are arranged in the non-overlapping region 69 that does not overlap the rotation base axis 40 of the wiring board 41, the LEDs 42 are not hidden behind the rotation base axis 40, and the symbol display surface 70a is viewed from the inside. It can be illuminated efficiently. In addition, the same number of LEDs 42 are arranged in the upper and lower non-overlapping areas 69 in the zigzag pattern alternately and vertically at substantially equal intervals along the axial direction, so that the symbol display surface 70a is more uniform. It is possible to emit light with high brightness.

  Further, the rotary display body 39 having a hollow structure includes a plurality of divided drums 70 connected in a cylindrical shape, and each of the divided drums 70 is a resin molded product having a symbol display surface 70a. The entire surface can be used as the symbol display surface 70a. Since these divided drums 70 are made of an in-mold molded product having a transfer foil on the outer surface, and at least the inner peripheral surface of the divided drum 70 is formed with a lens cut-shaped uneven portion 81, a wide variety of symbol displays The split drum 70 having the surface 70a can be easily formed. Moreover, it is possible to appropriately adjust the glare of the symbol display surface 70a by the lens cut processing applied to the molded product of the split drum 70, and it is possible to realize a rotary accessory device suitable for various light emitting modes. it can.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment which applied the invention made | formed by this inventor was demonstrated, this invention is not limited by the description and drawing which make a part of indication of this invention by these embodiment.

  For example, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the cylindrical rotation display body 39 is configured by continuously dividing the divided drum 70 divided into three in the circumferential direction, but the number of divisions of the divided drum 70 is not limited to three. It may be divided into two or more than four.

  Further, the rotary display body 39 may not be configured to be split by the split drum 70 but may be formed as a cylindrical integrated product.

  Further, a shutter may be provided in the front opening of the case body 38 so that the symbol display surface 70a exposed forward from the case body 38 can be shielded.

6 game board 23 game area 24 center accessory 25 decorative frame 26 accessory device unit (rotary accessory device)
27 Variable display device 27a Display screen 38 Case body 39 Rotating display body 40 Rotation base 41 Wiring board 41a Wiring board front face 41b Wiring board rear face 42 LED (light emitting body)
44 Motor 45 Gear mechanism 46 Photo sensor (light sensor)
47 base cover 48 drive side cover 48a drive side cover upper part 48b drive side cover lower part 49 rotation support plate 50 driven side outer cover 51 main cover part 52 gear cover part 53 driven side inner cover parts 54, 56, 57, 67, 76, 85 Screw 55 Gear housing space 58, 59, 60, 63 Shaft engagement hole 61 Wiring board mounting member 62 Fixing plate portion 64 Engagement hole 65 Engagement protrusion 66 Washer 68 Overlapping area 69 Non-overlapping area 70 Dividing drum 70a Symbol display surface (display surface)
71 Drive side connection plate 72 Drive side connection ring 73 Display surface (transparent display surface)
74 Drive-side connection portion 75 Drive-side connection portion 77 Positioning hole 78 Lock hole 79 Positioning protrusion 80 Lock protrusion 81 Concavity and convexity portion 82 Rotating body gear 83 Rotation support ring portion 84 Ridge line portion 86 Motor gear 87 Gear support shaft portion 88 Intermediate gear 90, 91 Shaft insertion hole 92 Opening hole 93 Extension part of wiring board 94 Extension end part of wiring board (tip part of extension part)
95, 96 Open window 97 Connector cover part 100 Board connector (connector)
101 Power supply line 102 Signal line 103 Terminal connector S Center axis of rotation base shaft

Claims (2)

A gaming machine provided with a rotary accessory device,
The rotary accessory device is:
A rotating base shaft that is fixedly supported by the gaming machine and extends along a predetermined direction intersecting with the front-rear direction;
A rotating display body having a transmissive display surface section defining a space through which the rotating base shaft is inserted, and being rotatably supported by the gaming machine around the rotating base shaft;
A wiring board disposed behind the rotation base and fixed to the rotation base inside the rotary display;
Wherein the axial center of the rotating base shaft is mounted to be disposed behind the front side of the wiring substrate, a plurality of light emitters for emitting light toward the inner surface of the transparent display surface of the front,
An optical sensor for optically detecting the rotational position of the rotary display body ,
The gaming machine , wherein the optical sensor is mounted on a rear side of the wiring board . A game machine rotation-type won game device is provided,
The rotary accessory device is:
A rotating base shaft that is fixedly supported by the gaming machine and extends along a predetermined direction intersecting with the front-rear direction;
A rotating display body having a transmissive display surface section defining a space through which the rotating base shaft is inserted, and being rotatably supported by the gaming machine around the rotating base shaft;
A wiring board disposed behind the rotation base and fixed to the rotation base inside the rotary display;
A plurality of light emitters that are mounted on the wiring board so as to be arranged behind the axis of the rotation base shaft and irradiate light toward the inner surface of the front transmissive display surface portion;
Is mounted on the wiring substrate, and an optical sensor for detecting a rotational position of the rotating display element optically,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the optical sensor is provided in a side portion of the wiring board with respect to the light emitter arranged along the predetermined direction .

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